It is always scary to try something new. I tried a few new things in my life this year. I feel like this is the most productive year ever. The last time I was this active maybe around 2014. It does feel like time flies so fast, now we are a few days to end school and in a few weeks we will enter December.
The experience of working in a few departments were such a ground breaking for me. Honestly, I don't imagine i would grow this much this year.
Actually i wanted to write about my first week working as a trainee in community pharmacy. I am not going to expose where i had my practical in this story. Briefly, this pharmacy operated since i can remember and actually wayyyy earlier than that. My friend and I went there about in late September this year to ask if they would accept us as trainees and Mr N said okay immediately that day. Fast forward to last week, we had 5 days of our training and another 5 more to go.
I felt time does flies so fast. Trying to catch up.
You see now, i though of playing with my make up but i decided i just dont feel like wasting my night like that. Then, i though i needed to finish my lab or write something about the place im working. I'll just do my lab later :') I know i could do my report about my 5 days in the report that i must summit but ill do that later too. Need to blow the dust here first. Ok continue.
The first day was such a blurred day. We were asked to come at 9 so we came a bit early and had to wait for almost half an hour till it actually opened. LOL The fist day, a few customers came in and we suddenly had to dip in too. We barely know what to do. We waited for Mr N to arrive and the first thing we were asked was to observe a patient while Mr N took his fasting glucose and bp. He asked, ok ni test apa? ( this customer hasn't eat so its fasting gbl which took us a few mumbling to get it right). Then, what is the safe range? (krik krik) ok lah 4.4-5.8 (akan ingat sampai mati kot). Next, if after makan, bape range? (hentam hentam) salah, 4.4-7.8 Bp lak? Systolic dapat la 120-140. Blur gile. We had a lot of people coming in and out so suddenly its 12pm. We said, we will go out at 1pm. 1 hour of recess.
Even in the first day we had dispense a few poison c drugs. Mostly antihistamine. We were given the first duty to see layout of pharmacy and construct it.
Generally, we need to know what is place there, why and where each things are. How to label and every simple things that the employer can do, you must do it. If you ever doubt yourself, ASK. Yeah, make sure you know about your latin abbreviation :') Mr N targetted me on day 2 and 3 because i couldn't answer it properly. I was nervous so i tend to doubt about bd, tds.
Day 1: Layout
Day 2: Antihistamine, analgesics. The locations of drugs. See the store.
Day 3: Test (Bp, glucose). Briefly about common prescriptions. OCP
Day 4: Prescription and topical for inflammation
Day 5: Eye drops. BPH.
We learnt a lot. We came across some sorts of customers. Most of them are old folks.
It is important to know who you could ask and their names. Try to always help them and if they said no, then don't sibuk sibuk nak buat juga.
It is ALSO important to learn about OFF-LABEL for some medications. Off label means people taking it for the side effect. Example,
Domperidone is for stomach problem but for mothers who wanted to milk their babies but dont have enough milk, this meds could cause lactation and of course you need stimulation.
Cytotac is for gastric but due to its effect it contracts the uterus, people used it for abortion. NO PEOPLE, IM JUST SHARING INFO for the sake of KNOWLEDGE. The bleeding could damage uterus and you could bleed or death and never be pregnant ever.
Caverta to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension but some 'men' used it to increase their sexual drive and makes them 'last long'. Your heart could go so fast that you die while having sex.
Some pharmacies needed to survive so they don't mind selling those without prescriptions. They BURN THEIR FUCKING INTEGRITY. We do have some of it but it will be dispense with prescriptions.
Well, thats all i could share, Maybe when its over, ill do a second part.
The experience of working in a few departments were such a ground breaking for me. Honestly, I don't imagine i would grow this much this year.
Actually i wanted to write about my first week working as a trainee in community pharmacy. I am not going to expose where i had my practical in this story. Briefly, this pharmacy operated since i can remember and actually wayyyy earlier than that. My friend and I went there about in late September this year to ask if they would accept us as trainees and Mr N said okay immediately that day. Fast forward to last week, we had 5 days of our training and another 5 more to go.
I felt time does flies so fast. Trying to catch up.
You see now, i though of playing with my make up but i decided i just dont feel like wasting my night like that. Then, i though i needed to finish my lab or write something about the place im working. I'll just do my lab later :') I know i could do my report about my 5 days in the report that i must summit but ill do that later too. Need to blow the dust here first. Ok continue.
The first day was such a blurred day. We were asked to come at 9 so we came a bit early and had to wait for almost half an hour till it actually opened. LOL The fist day, a few customers came in and we suddenly had to dip in too. We barely know what to do. We waited for Mr N to arrive and the first thing we were asked was to observe a patient while Mr N took his fasting glucose and bp. He asked, ok ni test apa? ( this customer hasn't eat so its fasting gbl which took us a few mumbling to get it right). Then, what is the safe range? (krik krik) ok lah 4.4-5.8 (akan ingat sampai mati kot). Next, if after makan, bape range? (hentam hentam) salah, 4.4-7.8 Bp lak? Systolic dapat la 120-140. Blur gile. We had a lot of people coming in and out so suddenly its 12pm. We said, we will go out at 1pm. 1 hour of recess.
Even in the first day we had dispense a few poison c drugs. Mostly antihistamine. We were given the first duty to see layout of pharmacy and construct it.
Generally, we need to know what is place there, why and where each things are. How to label and every simple things that the employer can do, you must do it. If you ever doubt yourself, ASK. Yeah, make sure you know about your latin abbreviation :') Mr N targetted me on day 2 and 3 because i couldn't answer it properly. I was nervous so i tend to doubt about bd, tds.
Day 1: Layout
Day 2: Antihistamine, analgesics. The locations of drugs. See the store.
Day 3: Test (Bp, glucose). Briefly about common prescriptions. OCP
Day 4: Prescription and topical for inflammation
Day 5: Eye drops. BPH.
We learnt a lot. We came across some sorts of customers. Most of them are old folks.
It is important to know who you could ask and their names. Try to always help them and if they said no, then don't sibuk sibuk nak buat juga.
It is ALSO important to learn about OFF-LABEL for some medications. Off label means people taking it for the side effect. Example,
Domperidone is for stomach problem but for mothers who wanted to milk their babies but dont have enough milk, this meds could cause lactation and of course you need stimulation.
Cytotac is for gastric but due to its effect it contracts the uterus, people used it for abortion. NO PEOPLE, IM JUST SHARING INFO for the sake of KNOWLEDGE. The bleeding could damage uterus and you could bleed or death and never be pregnant ever.
Caverta to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension but some 'men' used it to increase their sexual drive and makes them 'last long'. Your heart could go so fast that you die while having sex.
Some pharmacies needed to survive so they don't mind selling those without prescriptions. They BURN THEIR FUCKING INTEGRITY. We do have some of it but it will be dispense with prescriptions.
Well, thats all i could share, Maybe when its over, ill do a second part.
